DAY 357 Read Revelation 1 through 3.
Today's reading: The generally accepted view dates the Revelation at about A.D. 96. John, exiled to Patmos by the persecution of Emperor Domitian, received a vision of glorious assurance that his Lord was far greater than any earthly ruler.
Memory gem: "Blessed is he that readeth, and they that hear the words of this prophecy, and keep those things which are written therein: for the time is at hand" (Revelation 1:3).
Thought for today:
The book of Revelation, the last book of the Holy Bible, is especially important to the people living in the last age of the world. But many Christians have neglected this wonderful book of prophecy, and some even have the idea that it was sealed; but its very name, Revelation, means just the opposite. And in its first chapter we find a blessing for those who read and hear the words of this book--our memory gem for today.
Notice, this book of New Testament prophecy is not the revelation of John. Rather, it is "the Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave unto him, to shew unto his servants things which must shortly come to pass; and he sent and signified it by his angels unto his servant John" (Revelation 1:1).
Everything in this great book of prophetic symbols has been revealed by Christ, and because of that it ought to be of the deepest interest to all Christians. Not only so, but it reveals Christ's plans for His people and for the world.
The apostle John was an old man, exiled from other Christians on the lonely island of Patmos, when the vision of Revelation came to him. His enemies could shut him away from friends and fellow believers, but they could not keep the gates of heaven closed or hide him from the face of his Saviour.
In the midst of his exile the apostle John was permitted to see a vision of tomorrow. On the Lord's day, when the Lord's people were meeting for divine worship and Christian fellowship, which John on his lonely island prison could not share, suddenly the heavens were opened, and he saw visions of God.
NOTE: "Revelation" (Greek apokalupsis) means "an unveiling." "Asia" was the Roman name for a province in the western part of Asia Minor, now part of modern Turkey.
Today's reading: The generally accepted view dates the Revelation at about A.D. 96. John, exiled to Patmos by the persecution of Emperor Domitian, received a vision of glorious assurance that his Lord was far greater than any earthly ruler.
Memory gem: "Blessed is he that readeth, and they that hear the words of this prophecy, and keep those things which are written therein: for the time is at hand" (Revelation 1:3).
Thought for today:
The book of Revelation, the last book of the Holy Bible, is especially important to the people living in the last age of the world. But many Christians have neglected this wonderful book of prophecy, and some even have the idea that it was sealed; but its very name, Revelation, means just the opposite. And in its first chapter we find a blessing for those who read and hear the words of this book--our memory gem for today.
Notice, this book of New Testament prophecy is not the revelation of John. Rather, it is "the Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave unto him, to shew unto his servants things which must shortly come to pass; and he sent and signified it by his angels unto his servant John" (Revelation 1:1).
Everything in this great book of prophetic symbols has been revealed by Christ, and because of that it ought to be of the deepest interest to all Christians. Not only so, but it reveals Christ's plans for His people and for the world.
The apostle John was an old man, exiled from other Christians on the lonely island of Patmos, when the vision of Revelation came to him. His enemies could shut him away from friends and fellow believers, but they could not keep the gates of heaven closed or hide him from the face of his Saviour.
In the midst of his exile the apostle John was permitted to see a vision of tomorrow. On the Lord's day, when the Lord's people were meeting for divine worship and Christian fellowship, which John on his lonely island prison could not share, suddenly the heavens were opened, and he saw visions of God.
NOTE: "Revelation" (Greek apokalupsis) means "an unveiling." "Asia" was the Roman name for a province in the western part of Asia Minor, now part of modern Turkey.
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